Books for APA Style
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832178Publication Date: 2019
Concise Rules of APA Style by Call Number: BF76.7 .C66 2010ISBN: 9781433805608Publication Date: 2009
An Easy Guide to APA Style by Call Number: Ref. BF76.7 .S39 2014ISBN: 9781452268392Publication Date: 2013
The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagarism by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780335241040Publication Date: 2010
APA Style
APA (American Psychological Association) style is one of several different format dictating citation styling/formatting and is most commonly used to for writing within the social sciences. The main resource for how to format according to the APA style is the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, shown to the left. The most current edition is the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual, which offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. While many sources provide information on how to cite and format according to APA, the manual is the primary source of information.
APA Citation Template
A fillable PDF that can be downloaded and used to create citations.
More In-Depth Help
This guide is meant as a general overview. For more in-depth help, please use the following resources, review the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, or contact an LPC librarian.
- NoodletoolsUse Noodletools, an online citation generating service, to create your citations. Noodletools will walk you through the process of creating your citations in APA format.
- The OWL's APA Formatting and Style GuideStyle guide from the OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University.
- APA StyleQuick answers for APA style from the American Psychological Association